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Expert guides, system comparisons, and installation know-how on hydronic radiant floor heating, from the people who engineer the panels.
Explaining the Incomparable Comfort of Radiant Heat
“You Can Feel It”: The Unspoken Comfort of Radiant Heat “It is not warm air that makes you comfortable, but warm everything.” — James Cutler, Faia...
Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating Panel Types and Thermal Inertia
This blog is designed, in a commonsense way, to explain how different radiant panel types respond at different rates when charged with warm water. It will...
Hydronic radiant floor heating in concrete slab: I wish I had this product when I was a young hydronic radiant contractor.
Our Company, Warm Brothers Inc. has just introduced a much faster and more convenient insulation solution for installing radiant heat in a concrete slab than was...
Understanding the Comfort and Efficiency of Radiant Floor Heating
How does thermal heat affect your level of comfort? To fully understand the advantages of radiant panel heating, it’s necessary to understand “thermal comfort”. Although most people...
Radiant Ceiling Vs Radiant Floor Heating
Tom Tesmar is a legendary pioneer in the introduction of Euro style modern radiant heat to North America. We think Tom says it best. Thermodynamics is...
Under Tile Floor Heating: How to Tile Over Radiant Heating Boards
TILING OVER RADIANT HEATING BOARDS: KEY STEPS Let thinset cure with system OFFEssential Use unmodified thinset (ANSI A118.1)Recommended Allow 24-48 hrs before activating heatRequired Ramp up...
5 Ways Radiant Ceiling Heat is Better
CEILING vs. FLOOR RADIANT: COMFORT AT OCCUPANT LEVELFloor level warmthFloor SystemHead level warmthCeiling SystemSource: ASHRAE 55. Floor radiant warms where occupants live and sit; ceiling systems...
Tile Over Radiant Heating Boards
Complete Guide to Tile Over Radiant Heating Boards TILING OVER RADIANT HEATING BOARDS: BEST PRACTICES Unmodified thinset — preferred for radiantYes System off during thinset cureRequired...
Heating Distribution Systems are Not All Alike
What is distribution efficiency and why does it matter? The latter criteria can be quantified using an index called distribution efficiency, which can be defined as...